Panic and flashbacks The earthquake came less than six months after two quakes killed hundreds of people in the country. On September 7, an 8.2-magnitude earthquake shook the nation and killed 96 people, mostly in the states of Oaxaca and Chiapas. Then on September 19 — the 32nd anniversary of a 1985 quake that killed 10,000 — a 7.1-magnitude quake hit the country, leaving 369 people dead. Friday’s quake triggered Mexico City’s alarm system and caused buildings to sway in the capital. Pena Nieto tweeted that the National Emergency Committee had been activated because of the magnitude of the quake.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 17, 2018 16:52 UTC